Guides
Short, practical answers to the questions parents ask when they start teaching the faith at home: how to begin family worship, what to do with toddlers, how children memorize a catechism, and how to fit it all into a homeschool week. Each guide gives a plan you can use tonight.
How do you start family worship?
How to do family worship: Bible reading, prayer and singing, a 10-minute order to use tonight, a first-night script, and what to do when it goes badly.
How do you do family worship with toddlers?
A five-minute family worship plan for toddlers: what little ones can do, sample orders for ages 1 to 2 and 3 to 4, and what to do with a baby in the room.
How do you help children memorize the catechism?
Practical ways to help children memorize the catechism: call and response, short phrases, review loops, memory cards, copywork, singing and patience.
What is a catechism?
What a catechism is, where the word comes from, why Reformed families use one, a short history, and how a first catechism leads into the Shorter Catechism.
How do the Westminster Shorter, Heidelberg and Baptist Catechisms compare?
A fair side-by-side comparison of the Westminster Shorter, Heidelberg and Baptist catechisms: dates, authors, structure, tone and baptism.
What does a weekly catechism schedule look like?
A weekly catechism schedule: one question a week, ten minutes a day, with a script for each day, help for several ages and what to do after a missed week.
What is copywork?
What copywork is, what ages it suits, how long a session should be, tracing versus copying, and how to use free catechism copywork pages at home.
How do you plan your first year of homeschooling around family worship?
A first-year homeschool plan with family worship and catechism at the center: daily and weekly rhythms, a year in terms, and what to buy, borrow or print.
How do you sing psalms and hymns at home when nobody is musical?
How to sing at home when nobody is musical: choosing psalms and hymns, learning them by heart, and how psalm-only and hymn-singing churches differ.
Which Bible translation should a family use for reading aloud?
Choosing a Bible translation for family reading: formal and functional approaches, reading level, reading aloud, your church's pew Bible and memory work.
Which Bible verses should children memorize at each age?
Bible memory verses by age, from about 2 to 11 and up: references with a plain note on each, how to memorize them, and how they pair with the catechism.
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